Joe Rogan Experience #2532 - Tim Robbins · Aired Jul 29, 2026
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Lucretius wrote the book 'The Nature of Things' in 350 BC.
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Lucretius lived from about 99 to 55 BC, centuries after 350 BC. He wrote 'On the Nature of Things' sometime in the mid 1st century BC, not 350 BC.
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Is it true that Lucretius wrote the book 'The Nature of Things' in 350 BC?
No, not as stated. Lucretius lived from about 99 to 55 BC, centuries after 350 BC. He wrote 'On the Nature of Things' sometime in the mid 1st century BC, not 350 BC. Tim Robbins said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2532 - Tim Robbins, aired Jul 29, 2026, at 2:20:19. The supporting source is en.wikipedia.org, linked below.
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